School: Beann Gulban (roll number 3301)
- Location:
- Kiltykere, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Giolla Mhártain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 051
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- If the houses can be seen plainly on Innismurray; it is a sign of bad weather to follow.
If the sun is pale when setting and goes down into a bank of clouds on the horizon bad weather may be expected.
Glittering and shooting stars fortell frost.
A ring round the moon fortells rain.
In broken weather a weather-pall to the West is a change for the better, a weather-pall to the East more storm will follow.
If the sun rises red over Garrison to the East; wind is near at hand.
A red sun at setting is considered a good sign.
If the wave breaks over Mullaghmore Point in good weather, a storm is approaching. (In north Sligo jutting out into Donegal Bay)
On a calm evening; if you hear a rustling sound or a kind of murmuring in the leaves of the trees; wind will follow.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Lockhart
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcat, Co. Sligo
